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The opening scenes in Wildfire set a background for this gritty story of pain and difficulty coming to terms with the past. Continue reading
The Irish Film Festival, online again 2021, runs from 3-12 September. Tickets available now. Film Review by Frances Devlin-Glass Death of a Ladies’ Man, Written and Directed by Matt Bissonette; Starring Gabriel Byrne; Cinematography by Jonathon Cliff. A co-production of Telefilm Canada and Screen Ireland. 2020. Available online as part of the International Irish Film Festival. … Continue reading
A film featured in the forthcoming Irish Film Festival (online in 2021) about the versatile Phil Lynott. He could sing in so many styles from pop to metal. Continue reading
Was the period between 1840 and 1869 the one when the influence of the Irish, at least, numerically, was strongest in colonial Australia? How do we account for the fluctuations? Continue reading
The world seemed clear. The questions started later in life or when we went to the cities and were asked to convert and change our language to English, sometimes politely sometimes not so much. We got used to the requests, ‘can you please say that in English?’ or the statements ‘We speak English in here’ or ‘I’m afraid we don’t speak that language here’. Continue reading
It was deeply emotional for me to be able to tell Judy the name of her father, something she had longed for all her life. I emailed a photograph, not being able to imagine the emotion of seeing a photograph of your father for the very first time. Continue reading
Most of my descendants moved to Western Australia, to farm and prospect for gold. Continue reading
I can honestly report that he went away, poor dear fellow, as well as could be expected. He was pale and had been crying and (Henry said) had broken down in the railway carriage after leaving Higham Station, but only for a short time… Continue reading
‘In the laundry room,
you unspooled your story to the others…’ Continue reading
The Olympics and Ireland get two gold medals. Continue reading
